Sentenced Reduced for Man Who Killed RCMP Officers

Sentenced Reduced for Man Who Killed RCMP Officers

The Supreme Court of Canada has made a decision to strike down a 2011 federal law that made it possible to extend parole ineligibility for those convicted of multiple murders. This decision is binding and must now be applied to all sentences, as in the case of Justin Bourque.
Bourque plead guilty to 3 counts of first-degree murder and 2 counts of attempted murder for targeting RCMP officers in June of 2014 and was subsequently handed a sentence of life in prison.

Report on the Invocation of the Emergencies Act

Report on the Invocation of the Emergencies Act

In June of 2022, the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance was released in relation to the Invocation of the Emergencies Act and Related Measures.
The report was focused on the financial sanctions that occurred against Canadians during the time the Emergency Act was in effect.

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, proper rules of evidence and investigatory conduct and due process are all checks and balances to ensure that Police and the Government never have to look back on their actions and say “oops”. The mere fact that these institutions so hastily and recklessly avoided these proper procedures is a tragedy.